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USACE Approach to Developing Emergency Managers of the Future

Presenter NamePresenter Title

Ed Hecker

Chief, USACE Directorate of Contingency Operations

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Overview USACE Emerging Initiatives

►Professional Workforce focus Training/Education/Credentialing

• EM certificate program (GWU)• EM Program Accreditation • University Collaboration

Core Competency identification/cultivation Address the challenge of life cycle infrastructure system

risk management: convergence of EM and Risk Management

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USACE Emerging Initiatives Professional Credentialing

• Systematic alignment of targeted core competencies with training/educational/experience requirements for formal career progression

• Cadre competencies for SME, ATL, TL, EM, LNO

EM Cert program (2 year - GWU - 50 students)• Follow-on Masters Program 2011

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USACE Emerging Initiatives EM SCEP Pilot

• Student Career Employment Program• Six USACE EM offices will pilot• Undergraduate and Graduate EM degree programs (6

Universities initially targeted)• 5 Year follow on plan to place SCEPs in every EM USACE office

University outreach (Simulation and Modeling)• University of Central Florida• Georgia Tech

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USACE Emerging Initiatives EMAP Pilot

• Emergency Management Accreditation Program• Builds upon existing EMAP standard• Three USACE EM offices will pilot (August-September

2010): focused on engineer contingency missions• 5 Year follow on plan to assess USACE emergency

management plans in light of minimal national standards

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Mitigation

PreparationResponse

Recovery

Event

Flood Risk Management Cycle• FF Preparation

• Federal, State & local coordination

• FDR system assessment / inspections

• Monitoring, forecasting threats

• Identify future mitigation opportunities

• Develop system improvements

• Modify mitigation & response plans

• Develop new technologies

• Monitor & report flood impact• Monitor system performance• Support state & local response• Emergency strengthening of systems

• Repair damaged systems

• Assess & document system performance

• Implement mitigation measures & system improvement

State & local partnerships• Hazard mitigation planning• Floodplain mgnt planning• Preparation activities• Response activities

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Training, Education, Credentialing

Field Force Engineering (FFE)Mission PRT

•Conferences•Workshops•Exercises•Course Hosting•Facilitation•Exercise Planning•Scenario Development•Credentialing

Credentialed 9088 team members since Feb 2002

FFE training

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Civil Responder RequirementsCivil Responder Requirements

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Readiness Per CredentialingReadiness Per Credentialing

*since 2003

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